Re° - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) 1

This book examines the ways in which American habits and politics replaced the traditional European republican canon. Before the modern era, European republics relied on procedural complexity in off……続きを見る

Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: “[A] commanding and important book.”ーJill Lepore, The New Yorker This epic workーnamed a best book of the year by the Washington Post, Time……続きを見る

George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for hi……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle Finalist for the George Washington Prize Finalist for the Library of Virginia Literary Award A New Yo……続きを見る

America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. ……続きを見る

"There is a time to preach and a time to fight. And now is the time to fight." With those words, the Rev. John Muhlenberg stepped from his pulpit, removed his clerical robe--revealing the uniform of……続きを見る

The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel……続きを見る

In the summer of 1790 the Italian explorer Count Paolo Andreani embarked on a journey that would take him through New York State and eastern Iroquoia. Traveling along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, A……続きを見る

*Explains the history of the Democratic Party from the Revolution to Obama*Analyzes the policies of Democratic Presidents like Jackson, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson and Clinton.*Explains the way the ……続きを見る

*Includes some of Adams's most famous quotes. *Includes pictures of Adams and important people, places, and events in his life. *Analyzes and explains Adams's controversial reputation and legacy.*In……続きを見る

As we move closer to a presidential election we often start to pay closer attention to the act of electing a president - the primaries and caucuses and then the electoral college. But how did we com……続きを見る

Scientist, abolitionist, revolutionary: that is the Benjamin Franklin we know and celebrate. To this description, the talented young historian David Waldstreicher shows we must add runaway, slave ma……続きを見る

*Includes Revere's firsthand account of his midnight ride.*Includes Longfellow's famous poem, Paul Revere's Ride.*Includes pictures of Revere and important people, places, and events in his life.*In……続きを見る

Robert Carter III, the grandson of Tidewater legend Robert “King” Carter, was born into the highest circles of Virginia’s Colonial aristocracy. He was neighbor and kin to the Washingtons and Lees an……続きを見る

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, "A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so simil……続きを見る

This unique historical compilation provides comprehensive information on the role of naval power in the American Revolution, including the birth of the U.S. Navy, naval documents, a comprehensive hi……続きを見る

In 1783 and 1784, some fifty thousand Americans felt that they could not support the revolution against Britain. They were called Loyalists – and there would be no place for them in the new United S……続きを見る

Written over a thirty-year period, the essays included in this volume develop one central theme: the completion of American isolationism in the formative years of the nation. Isolationism, in Kaplan……続きを見る

Some 37,000 soldiers from six German principalities, collectively remembered as Hessians, entered service as British auxiliaries in the American War of Independence. At times, they constituted a thi……続きを見る

10 works of Mercy Otis Warren Political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution (1728-1814) This ebook presents a collection of 10 works of Mercy Otis Warren. A dynamic table of conten……続きを見る

This significant historical book on a vital aspect of the Revolutionary War - the Virginia campaign, the blockade and siege of Yorktown, and the role of the French in the American Revolution. It was……続きを見る

One of the most famous revolutions in history, the American Revolution (1775-1783) was the political upheaval in which 13 distinct colonies in North America banded together to cast off British rule,……続きを見る

Historian Eric R. Schlereth places religious conflict at the center of early American political culture. He shows ordinary Americansーboth faithful believers and Christianity's staunchest criticsーs……続きを見る

This short piece describes the city and life in the city during the evacuation and occupations of the American Revolution.続きを見る

Philosopher, diplomat, politician, inventor, writer, architect, even gardener, from a historical perspective Thomas Jefferson emerges as an extraordinary individual  one who was clearly many thing……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of the Madisons and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. They seemed like an unusual cou……続きを見る

This significant historical volume was produced by the Center of Military History as part of its special studies on the War of American Independence (the Revolution). This book deals with the period……続きを見る

*Chronicles the major events that brought about the American Revolution, including the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, and the Battles of Lexington & Concord. *I……続きを見る

Includes:*Charles River Editors original biography*The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with an introduction from Harvard Classics Volume IBefore the United States of America even existed, the fir……続きを見る

On February 22, 1770, a group of teenagers began throwing stones and rocks at the home of British customs official Ebenezer Richardson, who tried to disperse the teens by firing a shot to scare the ……続きを見る